Local Government Meetings Schedule for Cedar Rapids Area
A dense calendar lists morning and afternoon sessions including Marion Historic Preservation Commission Cedar Rapids City Council Linn County Board of Supervisors and planning groups. Events span City Hall council chambers Linn County Admin Office Cedar Rapids Transportation Enhancements Committee and more with boards and workshops.
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Marion Historic Preservation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Third St
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Linn County Community Empowerment
United Way of East Central Iowa
Fifth Ave
Linn County
Marion Water Board
Center Point
Wellington Heights Meeting Notices at Paul Engle Center
Neighborhoods group schedules 7 p.m. gathering at the Paul Engle Center in Wellington Heights. Local residents and association members expected to discuss community concerns and upcoming activities.
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Wellington Heights
Regional meetings listed for various counties and towns
Meetings set across Iowa with 9 a.m. sessions for Benton Black Hawk and Jones counties and Anamosa house. 6 p.m. Anamosa Zoning Board. 7 p.m. councils in Andrew Oxford Junction Peosta Sabula Sherrill with sessions at City Hall Fire Station and Wregie Memorial Library.
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Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors
Waterloo
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Anamosa
Sabula
Sherrill
War on Terror debate and community events calendar
At Cornell College Mount Vernon a 7 p.m. panel on The War on Terror and civil liberties. Cedar Rapids hosts a 6:30 p.m. City and County meeting. Cedar Rapids Public Library discusses Body In Language with Susan Gordon at 6:30 p.m. AIDS Memorial Quilt display runs noon to 10 p.m. at University of Iowa. Luther Nordic Choir concert at Luther College Decorah at 8 p.m. CALENDAR PAGE 2D.
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Hedges
the Commons
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
14Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St
Susan Gordon
Ecklund
Stanley Hall
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Luther Nordic Choir
Center For Faith and Life
Luther College, Decorah
Fourth graders honor King with classroom quilts
At Bowman Woods Elementary in Cedar Rapids Debra Dralle and Carla Clanin teach Martin Luther King Jr. through reading and art. Quinn Sandberg and peers crafted a 24 square quilt with words like faith and freedom, illustrating peaceful lessons and King’s childhood stories.
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Cedar Rapids
Quinn Sandberg
Bowman Woods
Martin Luther King Jr
Quinn
Debra Dralle
King
Martin
Martin Luther King, Jr
Dralle
Drake
Casey Sublett
Nick White
United States
Mimi Binger
Austin Boekhoff
Zac Be- Guhn
Center Square
Sam Carpenter
Chelsea Hinrichs
Emily Blaisdell
Danielle Wagner
Sandy Sublett
Casey
Drakle
Carla Clanin
Suzanne Barnes
the Gazette
James Stevenson
Zac BeGuhn
Debra Drakle
Boyson Road
Linn-Mar
Bowman Woods Elementary
Diversity network in corridor expands with corporate ties
Four years of work to diversify the Cedar Rapids Iowa City workforce show results. The Professional and Technical Diversity Network now has 15 corporate affiliates and 350 plus members. A Feb 24 event at Iowa Memorial Union will feature John Paul Chaisson Carde.
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Marlene J. Perrin
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Don Jackson
Procter & Gamble
Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union
John Paul Chaisson-Cardeas
Touch of Class Show Choir Invites 18 Iowa Groups to Benton
The ninth annual Touch of Class Show Choir Invitational occurs Saturday at Benton Community High School in Van Horne with 18 Iowa choirs and one from outside. Benton choirs perform in exhibition and day and evening shows feature varsity and prep divisions. Admission is eight dollars with free parking and shuttle service. Proceeds fund a new 40 by 40 foot stage.
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van Horne
Benton Community High School
Iowa
Benton
Illusions
Jubilation Inc
Celebration Co
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Ovation
West Side
Kennedy
Protege and Happiness Inc
Washington
Celebration and Momentum
Xavier
Xuberance
Kohl’s Kids Who Care program seeks local youth volunteers
Kohl’s Department Stores begin the fourth annual Kids Who Care drive with nominations through March 15. Eligible youths ages 6 to 18 are judged in two groups at local Cedar Rapids and Coralville stores, with two store winners receiving $50 gift cards. Regional scholarships of 1,000 each and national scholarships follow, with winners announced in July.
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Kohl’s Department
Kohl’s
Kohlscorporation.com
Northland Square Center
Cedar Rapids
Commerce Dr
Coralville
Kohl's
Quakers Fined for Aiding Slaves in 1850 Iowa Case
In 1850 five Quakers from Salem Iowa were found guilty of helping five Missouri slaves escape to freedom. They were fined 2900 dollars, equivalent to over 40000 in present value. The notes come from the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa during February Black History Month.
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Salem
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linn County Meetings
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Hiawatha Parks & Recreation Commission
Linn County Cabin Owners
Washington Hall
Kirkwood Community College
C.R
OUT & About
Meris
MLK
Suzanne
Barnes
Gazetterammurations
Iowa Department of Human Rights
Institute For the Support
University of Iowa School of Social Work
Jackson
Sharon Carmody-Holmes
Rockwell Collins
Microsoft
Seattle
San Francisco
Palo Alto
San
Jackson Procter & Gamble
Sharon Carmody Holmes
Quakers
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